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Ivory Lake Hut

This alpine hut on the West Coast was set up to house glaciologists, but as...

Tunnel Creek Hut

This small six-bed hut on the West Coast of the South Island offers intrepid trampers...

Cecil King’s Hut

Once, trampers emerged from the bush on the Wangapeka to the offer of a cuppa...

Roaring lion, hidden gold

By the time Choie Sew Hoy arrived in Dunedin, Otago’s first gold rush was sputtering...

Waingaro Forks Hut

The historic Kill Devil Pack Track leads to a restored miners’ hut....

Cape Brett Hut

Where lighthouse keepers once held watch....

Asbestos Cottage

The legendary recluses of Cobb Valley....

Brewster Hut

A short day’s walk with a large reward....

Adelaide Tarn Hut

Off the beaten track in Kahurangi National Park....

Syme Hut

The North Island’s second-highest hut is perched on Fanthams Peak....

Chancellor Hut

One of the most important historic buildings in the New Zealand mountains....

Howletts Hut

Howletts Hut lies in a sheltered hollow on Daphne Ridge, an offshoot of the main...

Kepler Track

Of all the Great Walks, the Kepler is the only one that was deemed ‘a...

Milford track

Fiordland is severe country with an uncompromising climate, which makes the Milford Track all the...

Heaphy Track

Two contrasting landscapes are likely to linger in your mind after you’ve walked the Heaphy:...

Routeburn track

The Routeburn Track is a high mountain traverse of the Ailsa and Humboldt mountains, two...

Abel Tasman Coast track

Abel Tasman National Park....

Rakiura track

Rakiura National Park, Stewart Island...

Motatapu Alpine track

The Motatapu Alpine track is one of the real jewels in the Te Araroa crown....

Te Hikoi o Te Kid (Mt Tamahunga)

This month we revisit Te Hikoi o Te Kiri—previously covered here—as Te Araroa Trust (TAT)...

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Issue 198

Mar - Apr 2026

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